According to the dictionary:
Sustainable: Conserving an ecological balance by avoiding depletion of natural resources; capable of being continued with minimal long-term effect on the environment.
Yes, but there's more!
The term "sustainable" is often used for environment matters but it's also fundamental for social and economic development.
Sustainability is based on a simple principle: Everything that we need for our survival and well-being depends, either directly or indirectly, on our natural environment. Sustainability creates and maintains the conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony, that permit fulfilling the social, economic and other requirements of present and future generations.
There are 3 pillars of sustainability: Environmental, social (people) and economic. Another way to look at this is through the concept of the Triple Bottom Line — People, Planet and Profit.
It is the integration between them that will drive sustainability, highlight opportunities for innovation and reduce duplication of efforts.
There's a 4th pillar that is being integrated in this concept: the cultural pillar - the promotion of human well‐being through enhancing both quality of life and quality of place.
To understand how those pillars are essential for the development of the society, I invite you to read this article: http://sustainablekingston.ca/community-plan/four-pillars-of-sustainability
“Everything that we need for our survival and well-being depends, either directly or indirectly, on our natural environment. Sustainability creates and maintains the conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony that permit fulfilling the social, economic, and other requirements of present and future generations.” - Environmental Protection Agency
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